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"sense": "Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating",
"word": "schmierig"
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"sense": "Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating",
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"word": "gefühlsduselig"
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"sense": "Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating",
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